Healthy Quinoa Tabbouleh Recipe Video
Quinoa is a common staple in the Andean region. It is considered a super food and is getting more and more common in the USA. I buy mine from Trader Joe’s – who happen to import it from Bolivia, where I grew up. We ate quinoa all the time as kids and I encourage you to try it out! Here is a nice and healthy recipe that I hope you will like!
Ingredients
! cup quinoa
2 cups water
Salt
6 chopped scallions – whites, light green and dark green
2 large chopped tomatoes
1 cup chopped parsley
¼ cup chopped mint
½ a cucumber –peeled, seeded and chopped
Olive oil
Lemon juice
Directions
Wash the quinoa very well, place in a pot and add the water and salt.
Bring to boil and reduce the heat, cover and steam for 15 minutes.
Quinoa will be cooked when it is translucent and has a visible germ ring.
Fluff with a fork. Set aside and cool completely.
Place the cold quinoa in a large bowl.
Add the scallions, pasley,tomatoes,parsley,cucumber.
Mix well.
Season with olive oil, salt and lemon juice to taste.
Serve on a bed of lettuce so that everyone can make lettuce wrap.
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Bring to boil and reduce the heat, cover and steam for 15 minutes.
Quinoa will be cooked when it is translucent and has a visible germ ring.
Fluff with a fork. Set aside and cool completely.
Place the cold quinoa in a large bowl.
Add the scallions, pasley,tomatoes,parsley,cucumber.
Mix well.
Season with olive oil, salt and lemon juice to taste.
Serve on a bed of lettuce so that everyone can make lettuce wrap.
This video is a creation of pastryparrot1. You can visit pastryparrot1 for complete recipes, and more videos.
Editors Review
Looking for a simple quinoa recipe? Quinoa is a super healthy ingredient that you must include in your diet. Here is a short video that shows how to make the quinoa Tabbouleh. It recipe seems very simple as the chef demonstrates it. Try it yourself.Chef
